Judge Jac A. Crawford must make the difficult decisions about when to release inmates with mental health problems. ...
Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey recently picked an obscenity case as one of the 10 most important he litigated dur...
Labor/Employment
After Heated Senate Hearing, Interpreters Return to Work
By Jim Adamekn
LOS ANGELES - Barring any last-minute legal delays, Los Angeles County Superior Court interpreters are expected to go back on ...
RIVERSIDE - A Riverside judge has tossed out eight felony cases and a misdemeanor over the past two days because of huge casel...
Litigation
Orange County Gives Its Public Attorneys Raises in Three Steps
By Martin Bergn
SANTA ANA - Prosecutors, public defenders and county counsel in Orange County will get a raise soon that will keep them at the...
LOS ANGELES - In what experts called a rare win for prosecutors, a federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted three Chino priso...
Forum Column - By Sharma Hammond and Mike Hethmon - A recent case in San Diego County underscores a key point in the debate o...
Two recent decisions illustrate the force of the "implied covenant" as a cause of action. ...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles gem trader avoided having to return $2.6 million worth of precious stones that several New York an...
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Tuesday sanctioned a Los Angeles attorney and two out-of-state lawyers, citing their "unreason...
One of the most successful trial lawyers in legal fights with Merck & Co. over the effects of the drug Vioxx has expanded ...
None of the judges being considered for the 2nd District Court of Appeal is a minority, raising new concerns among critics of ...
RIVERSIDE - In a case watched by cities across California, a state appellate panel has decided Riverside had legal standing to...
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit Panel Removes Real From Trademark Case
By John Roemer
The latest in a long history of challenges to a veteran Los Angeles federal judge’s temperament and neutrality led Monday to h...
LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors crossed off another defendant from the criminal kickback case against class-action firm Milb...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Supreme Court Decision Leaves State Secrets Doctrine in Dire Need of Reform
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Sharon Bradford Franklin - A German citizen who claims that he was abducted and tortured by the U.S. governm...
Litigation
Attorney-Client Privilege Stymies Qualcomm Jurist and Lawyers
By Martin Bergn
SAN DIEGO - The federal magistrate judge considering sanctioning Qualcomm's former counsel for their roles in concealing a mas...
Judges and Judiciary
Popular S.F. Judge Retiring With Plans to Relax
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - In early November, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge John J. Conway will give himself a birthday presi...
Focus Column - By David B. Ritchie and Suvashis Bhattacharya - Nov. 1 marks the beginning of a spate of new patent rules. Navi...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the city of Modesto's challenge to the California Voting Rig...
LOS ANGELES - Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero faced off with Los Angeles Superior Court administrators and judges in a co...
SACRAMENTO - The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians is about to become the first tribe in California with an independent, full-fledg...
Forum Column - By Stan Goldman - President Bush's decision to oppose recognition of a resolution condemning the Armenian genoc...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Microsoft and Best Buy to stop a California man's class action...
Members of a state commission took Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to task on Monday after he rejected three bills the panel design...
SAN JOSE - In the largest settlement of a backdating securities fraud class action to date, Hewlett-Packard agreed Monday to p...
Technology & Science
Rumors Abound as Linux Users Prepare for Patent Battle
By Joe Mullinn
Has Microsoft sent in the "patent trolls" to do its dirty work? The software giant denies it, but some open-source software ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
The nature of modern ecological problems demands some solutions that are as big as the planet itself, according to a man being...
Mark Petersen is keenly aware of judicial temperament and places great weight on civility in the courtroom. ...